Daniel Croft

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Born in the heart of Western Sydney, Daniel Croft is a passionate journalist with an understanding for and experience writing in the technology space. Having studied at Macquarie University, he joined Momentum Media in 2022, writing across a number of publications including Australian Aviation, Cyber Security Connect and Defence Connect. Outside of writing, Daniel has a keen interest in music, and spends his time playing in bands around Sydney.

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Exclusive: Bondi Markets the latest claimed victim of Australian DDoS campaign

The website for Bondi Markets was allegedly taken down in a DDoS attack, making the organisation the latest victim of a wider DDoS campaign against Australian companies

SECURITY • Fri, 13 Dec 2024

Interview: Liminal Panda and China’s headstart on vulnerabilities, with CrowdStrike’s Adam Meyers

Chinese state-sponsored actors have become a major concern for Western nations and organisations.

CULTURE • Thu, 12 Dec 2024

Exclusive: Medusa claims 852.4GB of data stolen from Ainsworth Game Technology

The Medusa ransomware group has claimed a ransomware attack on an Australia-operated digital slots and gaming machine manufacturer.

SECURITY • Wed, 11 Dec 2024

Global Meta outage affects Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp

Meta’s social media platforms suffered a worldwide outage in the early hours of this morning (Thursday, 12 December), preventing users from accessing their social media

SECURITY • Wed, 11 Dec 2024

Glazed and confused: Hackers find hole in Krispy Kreme’s security

Donut giant Krispy Kreme has revealed that a cyber attack on its network has resulted in operational disruptions.

SECURITY • Wed, 11 Dec 2024

Russian state-linked hackers reportedly targeting Ukraine defence contractors

Ukraine has said that Russian state-linked threat actors have been targeting its defence contractors.

SECURITY • Wed, 11 Dec 2024

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Exclusive: USMC, US DOD personnel data allegedly listed by threat actor

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) has been allegedly breached by a threat actor who claims to have the data of over 13,000 personnel.

SECURITY • Wed, 11 Dec 2024

US Senate passes federal bill making deepfake revenge porn illegal

The US is looking to introduce new legislation that would make the non-consensual publication of AI deepfakes of a sexual nature illegal.

SECURITY • Wed, 11 Dec 2024

1 in 5 organisations unable to recover data after cyber attack

Cyber attacks are increasingly crippling organisations, with new research showing that one in five organisations that suffer a cyber incident is unable to recover its ...

CULTURE • Tue, 10 Dec 2024

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Exclusive: Bondi Markets the latest claimed victim of Australian DDoS campaign

Interview: Liminal Panda and China’s headstart on vulnerabilities, with CrowdStrike’s Adam Meyers

Exclusive: Medusa claims 852.4GB of data stolen from Ainsworth Game Technology

Global Meta outage affects Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp

Glazed and confused: Hackers find hole in Krispy Kreme’s security

Russian state-linked hackers reportedly targeting Ukraine defence contractors

Exclusive: USMC, US DOD personnel data allegedly listed by threat actor

US Senate passes federal bill making deepfake revenge porn illegal

1 in 5 organisations unable to recover data after cyber attack

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